The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 43 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $182,879.63
$182,879.63
Average Salary in 2024
$174,190.28
Median Salary in 2024
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58.14% Male |
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41.86% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
16 employees received a salary between $101,374 - $149,470 |
9 employees received a salary between $149,470 - $197,566 |
10 employees received a salary between $197,566 - $245,662 |
8 employees received a salary between $245,662 - $293,758 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Counsel Litigation are $182,879.63 and $174,190.28, respectively.
In 2024, Elissa Sinha, holding the position of Director, Litigation And Enforcement And Deputy General Counsel at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario received the highest salary of $293,758.99 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Emily Griffith, serving as the Counsel Litigation at Attorney General , earned the highest salary of $230,949.98 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Counsel Litigation and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation with an average pay of $266,609.37; City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission with an average pay of $210,401.15; Attorney General with an average pay of $203,197.33; Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario with an average pay of $200,221.18; and Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $198,329.33.
A total of 13 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Counsel Litigation and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $203,197.33; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $191,967.53; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $154,135.60.
There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Counsel Litigation is 58.14% male and 41.86% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 43 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 43 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Elissa Sinha | Director, Litigation And Enforcement And Deputy General Counsel | Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $293,759 |
Mark Bailey | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $273,910 |
Laura Cassiani | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Corporate And Litigation | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $266,609 |
Johanna Braden | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $265,573 |
Aaron Dantowitz | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $262,826 |
Yvonne Chisholm | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $258,381 |
Dorothy Hoult | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $255,266 |
Adam Gotfried | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $246,307 |
Elizabeth Maishlish | Counsel (Litigation) / Avocate, contentieux | Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario | $235,972 |
Kirsten Thoreson | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $234,411 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 43 | $182,880 |
2022 | 38 | $180,778 |
2021 | 27 | $185,223 |
2020 | 30 | $168,928 |
2019 | 26 | $151,958 |
2018 | 24 | $149,207 |
2016 | 26 | $166,874 |
2013 | 35 | $161,560 |
2012 | 36 | $158,967 |
2007 | 15 | $175,208 |